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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss "arrête ça"?

2. To whom is the novel dedicated?

3. What is the name of the old toy Mimi uses to comfort herself?

4. In what part of the building does Sophie live?

5. Jess notes it odd for Ben to have left behind which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jess see in the first-floor apartment from the vantage of the hidden staircase?

2. What is noted as for sale at the bakery Jess visits on her first morning in Paris?

3. What opinion about Englishmen is voiced that Ben belies (37)?

4. Why does Jess note smelling of vinegar when she arrives in Paris?

5. What does Jess note is her main problem in life (24)?

6. What advice from her mother does Jess note was useful for her, although not for her mother?

7. What warning does the concierge offer Jess as she makes for her first meeting with Mendelson (89)?

8. How does the novel explain the phrase "soleil de plomb"?

9. Why does Nick note liking to have few decorations out?

10. Nick notes that "Normally [during exercise], I'd sit here and do a class, or listen to a Ted Talk" (40)? Why does he not do so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What significance does the costume Jess wears to the party on Sunday have? How does that significance emerge from the text?

Essay Topic 2

What overall attitude towards intoxicants does the novel display? What in the text demonstrates that attitude, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

What function is served by the sections of the text (Prologue and Friday; Saturday; Sunday; Monday; and A Week Later, Epilogue, and Back Matter) starting with the character perspectives they do? How is that function served?

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